Become a Marine Biologist

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Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧 RP from @denka_hermit

Completely adorable

Lumpsucker 🐡 So Clumsy It Just STICKS! | 1 Minute Animals It looks like a squishy toy, but the Lumpsucker is a sea oddball with a secret superpower—its belly! Instead of swimming well, it sticks to rocks using a powerful suction disc. @top fans #fish #sealife #oceanlove #lumpsucker #aquaticlife

Great idea

In an innovative effort to rejuvenate marine ecosystems, Sydney has introduced 3D-printed "living seawalls" that emulate natural shoreline habitats such as rock pools and mangroves. These structures offer essential refuges for marine species like kelp, crustaceans, and fish, enhancing biodiversity in urban coastal areas. Traditional seawalls, characterized by their flat surfaces, often fail to support diverse marine life.

By integrating these textured panels, studies have observed a 30% to 40% increase in species variety compared to untreated sections, with over 90 species utilizing the enhanced habitats. Notably, filter feeders such as oysters and barnacles colonize these panels within months, contributing to improved water quality in environments like Sydney Harbour. This eco-engineering approach not only bolsters marine biodiversity but also strengthens coastal resilience against environmental challenges.

Beautiful!

Let us celebrate the siphonophore, with its tiny gas-filled float atop a cluster of swimming bells forming a column like blossoms of foxglove… Excerpt from "In Praise of the Jellyfish" by American Poet and Author Lucille Lang Day. You can read it in its entirety here: https://www.dancingpoetry.com/dpf2008winnersfestiv/inpraiseofthejellyfish.html. ROV pilots filmed this siphonophore during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition, where a team of international scientists is characterizing biodiversity and examining geohazards along the seafloor in extremely remote locations. The closest humans to our ship, the Research Vessel Falkor (too), may be orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station!

Found this on my desk....made my day!!

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